METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTERACTING OR COLLABORATING WITH EXPLORATION

• US 20120144306A1
• Filed: 11/23/2011
• Published: 06/07/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 12/02/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Original Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation (SLB)
• Inventors: BOUZAS, HORACIO RICARDO, MOODY, MICHAEL JAMES, DINEEN, PATRICK DANIEL, BROUSSARD, FLOYD LOUIS III
• Application Number:
  US13/303,980
• Publication Number:
  US 20120144306A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: E21B 43/00 Methods or apparatus for obtaining oil, gas, water, soluble or meltable materials or a slurry of minerals from wells applicable only to water E03B
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure may include methods, systems, and computer-readable media that enable executing oilfield software on a first computing device; communicably coupling the first computing device with a second computing device, the second computing device comprising a touch interface; receiving input from a user via the touch interface; and causing the oilfield software to perform an action in response to the input. Embodiments of the present disclosure may also include methods, systems, and computer-readable media that enable presenting a result of the action via a second touch interface of a third computing device communicably coupled to at least one of the first and second computing devices.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

executing oilfield software on a first computing device;

communicably coupling the first computing device with a second computing device, the second computing device comprising a touch interface;

receiving input from a user via the touch interface; and

causing the oilfield software to perform an action in response to the input.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting a result of the action via a second touch interface of a third computing device communicably coupled to at least one of the first and second computing devices.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

exporting information related to a virtual workspace associated with exploration or production model data to a file; and

sharing the file with at least one of the second and third computing devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein communicably coupling the first and second computing devices comprises establishing a communication link using a short range protocol.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the action performed in response to receiving the touch input comprises managing a plurality of graphical user interface windows related to the oilfield software.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the input is a first input, the user is a first user, and the touch interface is a first touch interface, and further comprising:

communicably coupling either the first computing device or the second computing device with a third computing device;

receiving a second input from a second user; and

causing the oilfield software to perform a second action in response to the second input.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein interface software executing on the second computing device extends a user interface presented by the oilfield software.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising sharing an electronic note related to exploration or production data between the second computing device and a third computing device.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising importing a first dataset to the second computing device;

applying an attribute to at least a portion of the first dataset using the second computing device; and

applying the attribute to a second data set based upon the portion of the first dataset.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises modifying a first documentation related to the oilfield software stored at the second computing device;

and further comprising modifying a second documentation stored at the first computing device.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting a toolbar related to the oilfield software via the touch interface when the user executes a gesture via the touch interface.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting documentation, in context with a window related to the oilfield software, via the touch interface.

13. A system, comprising:

a first computing device configured to execute oilfield software; and

a second computing device communicably coupled to the first computing device, the second computing device comprising a touch interface, wherein the touch interface is configured to receive input from a user, and wherein

the first computing device is configured to cause the oilfield software to perform an action in response to the input.

14. The system of claim 13, further comprising:

a third computing device communicably coupled to at least one of the first and second computing devices, the third computing device comprising a second touch interface configured to present a result of the action.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the first, second, and third computing devices are communicably coupled to a virtual workspace configured to store information associated with exploration or production model data.

16. The system of claim 13, further comprising a third computing device configured to share an electronic note related to exploration or production data with the second computing device.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the second computing device comprises software adapted to import a first dataset to the second computing device, and apply an attribute to at least a portion of the first dataset imported, and apply the attribute to a second data set based upon the portion of the first dataset.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the second computing device comprises software adapted to present documentation, in context with a window related to the oilfield software, to a user via the touch interface.

19. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions to instruct a first computing device and a second computing device comprising a touch interface to perform a process, the process comprising:

executing oilfield software on the first computing device;

communicably coupling the first computing device with the second computing device;

receiving input from a user via the touch interface; and

causing the oilfield software to perform an action in response to the input.

20. The computer-readable media of claim 19, wherein the process further comprises:

exporting information related to a virtual workspace associated with exploration or production model data to a file; and

sharing the file with at least one of the second computing device and a third computing device communicably coupled to at least one of the first and second computing devices.